Cynthia
Something that I learned from these interviews is that people during the Great Depression did everything that they could to survive. During the Great Depression, there was also segregation between whites and African Americans and men and women. I also learned that their lives were very hard. They also tried their best at the jobs they did in order to survive. They didn’t mind if the work was hard or if it didn’t pay much money. Jobs were dangerous sometimes but people were willing to risk much to live and keep their family alive. Mr. Garavelli (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/garavel.html) was a stonecutter and people who worked in stonecutting often inhaled silica dust that killed them. He says that he worked in an area of the shed that didn’t get much silica but he also didn’t get paid very well so that was how he lived. He describes the silica dust as “a knife in your chest”. He risked his life everyday going to work in a hazardous environment that doesn’t pay much. Alice Caudle (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/alice.html) worked in a mill and started when she was only 10 years old and she had to stand on a box to reach. She worked hard and plans on continuing to work hard as long as she is able. She says she prefers to work in the mill instead of being a maid. She doesn’t enjoy her job but she is doing what she can. She says, “If I'd a-been a man no telling how far I'd-a gone.” Mrs. Elizabeth E. Miller (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/eliza.html) was a lady who had done a man’s job before to save food that could be used and eaten during the winter. She wouldn’t have let it go to waste. She once had to haul a five hundred and fifty pound hog in by herself while her husband was away. During the Great Depression, women tried to do as much as they could to help their families. She proved that women deserve to be treated equally and must not be looked down upon because they can prove to be as hard working as a man. Her husband was very surprised because he just didn’t think she could do it. Jim Cole was an African American who worked in a Packing House (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/jimcole.html).He was a butcher who worked in the Beef Kill section for twenty years. He once wanted to join the AFL union, the Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Cutters, but they didn’t take him because he was an African American. This is an example of segregation. He was just as good of a butcher as any other white man but they “didn’t want a Negro man to have what he should”.
Sean K.
After I listened to all of the interviews, I learned many things from hearing all of the speakers. I learned that during the Great Depression, life was very hard. For instance, Chris Thorsten said, “You ain’t an iron worker unless you get killed.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/thorsten.html Most people who had jobs died in those days because they were so dangerous and there was no saftey devises or protection from danger. Safe jobs were very hard to come by. Most jobe included hard labor and working outside with machines. Money was very hard to come by as well. Most people had to work very greuling and time comsuming jobs just to earn enough money for a few days. Most people died or were injured during jobs of the Great Depression. For example, some of these jobs were: iron workers, stonecutters, etc. Many peoples live were very hard to live. Many house wives through tenat parties. Tat is a party were you charge a person money to come to the party. Those types of parties were popular during the Great Depression. The most significant thing that I learned from all of these interviews was: Always try, and never give up. Sooner or later, you will get where you want to be.
Michaela Curry
December 1
After I listened to the interveiws I learned a lot about people's lives during the Great Depression and what they had to do to survive. I learned that when the men were off looking for work women had to step in and take their place. One women named Elizabeth E. Miller (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/eliza.html) had to carry in a five hundred and fifty pound hog while her husband was out so they could eat, she did it all by herself and proved that a women can do anything a man can. Another man (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/manbar.html) had to move to New York City from Flordia for work. He lived in NYC for 25 years but he still doesnt like it and feels his real home is back in Jacksonville. He says that where his lives is a bad neighborhood, but hes not bad, hes in the bad section but the 'badness' isnt in him, so dont judge him. Bernice (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/bernice.html) never thought that she would or should rent out any rooms in her house, she thought it was dicgraceful and 'no self-respecting person would' but then when her husband left her and she was left to pay all the bills she thought differantly. She began to rent two of her rooms out to a young man and women and they would pay her so she could keep her house. When she needed more money she then would throw rent-parties and split the money 50/50 with the boarders. This shows that you never know what you will do if you need to, you never know what you are willing to do to survive unless you have no other choice. These pictures show that the Great Depression was very hard on all types of people.
Billy Hull
December 1
After I listened to the multiple excerpts from the interviews of people's lives during the Great Depression, I have concluded that these people had to struggle to survive every day. One man named Jim Cole (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/jimcole.html) was a butcher during the Great Depression. He wasn't allowed to join a workers union because he was African American. This behavior is dead wrong and he even mentions it in the interview. A woman named Elizabeth E. Miller (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/eliza.html) had to drag a 550 pound hog into her house before her husband came home. She didn't have any help and her husband was stunned when he came home. She proved women should be treated more equally because they. Another man (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/manbar.html) said, "I live in New York but New York ain't in me." He lived there for 25 years but didn't consider himself a New Yorker. His hometown was in Jacksonville, Florida and he seemed like that was the only city he knew. He was living in a bad section of New York but he's not a bad person. He doesn't want to be judged on his living conditions rather than his overall character.
Something that I learned from these interviews is that people during the Great Depression did everything that they could to survive. During the Great Depression, there was also segregation between whites and African Americans and men and women. I also learned that their lives were very hard. They also tried their best at the jobs they did in order to survive. They didn’t mind if the work was hard or if it didn’t pay much money. Jobs were dangerous sometimes but people were willing to risk much to live and keep their family alive. Mr. Garavelli (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/garavel.html) was a stonecutter and people who worked in stonecutting often inhaled silica dust that killed them. He says that he worked in an area of the shed that didn’t get much silica but he also didn’t get paid very well so that was how he lived. He describes the silica dust as “a knife in your chest”. He risked his life everyday going to work in a hazardous environment that doesn’t pay much. Alice Caudle (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/alice.html) worked in a mill and started when she was only 10 years old and she had to stand on a box to reach. She worked hard and plans on continuing to work hard as long as she is able. She says she prefers to work in the mill instead of being a maid. She doesn’t enjoy her job but she is doing what she can. She says, “If I'd a-been a man no telling how far I'd-a gone.” Mrs. Elizabeth E. Miller (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/eliza.html) was a lady who had done a man’s job before to save food that could be used and eaten during the winter. She wouldn’t have let it go to waste. She once had to haul a five hundred and fifty pound hog in by herself while her husband was away. During the Great Depression, women tried to do as much as they could to help their families. She proved that women deserve to be treated equally and must not be looked down upon because they can prove to be as hard working as a man. Her husband was very surprised because he just didn’t think she could do it. Jim Cole was an African American who worked in a Packing House (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/jimcole.html). He was a butcher who worked in the Beef Kill section for twenty years. He once wanted to join the AFL union, the Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Cutters, but they didn’t take him because he was an African American. This is an example of segregation. He was just as good of a butcher as any other white man but they “didn’t want a Negro man to have what he should”.
Sean K.
After I listened to all of the interviews, I learned many things from hearing all of the speakers. I learned that during the Great Depression, life was very hard. For instance, Chris Thorsten said, “You ain’t an iron worker unless you get killed.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/thorsten.html
Most people who had jobs died in those days because they were so dangerous and there was no saftey devises or protection from danger. Safe jobs were very hard to come by. Most jobe included hard labor and working outside with machines. Money was very hard to come by as well. Most people had to work very greuling and time comsuming jobs just to earn enough money for a few days. Most people died or were injured during jobs of the Great Depression. For example, some of these jobs were: iron workers, stonecutters, etc. Many peoples live were very hard to live. Many house wives through tenat parties. Tat is a party were you charge a person money to come to the party. Those types of parties were popular during the Great Depression. The most significant thing that I learned from all of these interviews was: Always try, and never give up. Sooner or later, you will get where you want to be.
Michaela Curry
December 1
After I listened to the interveiws I learned a lot about people's lives during the Great Depression and what they had to do to survive. I learned that when the men were off looking for work women had to step in and take their place. One women named Elizabeth E. Miller (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/eliza.html) had to carry in a five hundred and fifty pound hog while her husband was out so they could eat, she did it all by herself and proved that a women can do anything a man can. Another man (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/manbar.html) had to move to New York City from Flordia for work. He lived in NYC for 25 years but he still doesnt like it and feels his real home is back in Jacksonville. He says that where his lives is a bad neighborhood, but hes not bad, hes in the bad section but the 'badness' isnt in him, so dont judge him. Bernice (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/bernice.html) never thought that she would or should rent out any rooms in her house, she thought it was dicgraceful and 'no self-respecting person would' but then when her husband left her and she was left to pay all the bills she thought differantly. She began to rent two of her rooms out to a young man and women and they would pay her so she could keep her house. When she needed more money she then would throw rent-parties and split the money 50/50 with the boarders. This shows that you never know what you will do if you need to, you never know what you are willing to do to survive unless you have no other choice. These pictures show that the Great Depression was very hard on all types of people.
Billy Hull
December 1
After I listened to the multiple excerpts from the interviews of people's lives during the Great Depression, I have concluded that these people had to struggle to survive every day. One man named Jim Cole (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/jimcole.html) was a butcher during the Great Depression. He wasn't allowed to join a workers union because he was African American. This behavior is dead wrong and he even mentions it in the interview. A woman named Elizabeth E. Miller (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/eliza.html) had to drag a 550 pound hog into her house before her husband came home. She didn't have any help and her husband was stunned when he came home. She proved women should be treated more equally because they. Another man (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/manbar.html) said, "I live in New York but New York ain't in me." He lived there for 25 years but didn't consider himself a New Yorker. His hometown was in Jacksonville, Florida and he seemed like that was the only city he knew. He was living in a bad section of New York but he's not a bad person. He doesn't want to be judged on his living conditions rather than his overall character.